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OverviewMargaret Marshall Saunders (1861-1947) was a prolific Canadian writer of children's stories and romance novels, a lecturer, and an animal rights advocate. The daughter of a Baptist minister, she spent her childhood in Berwick, Nova Scotia, before studying in Scotland and France. She returned to Halifax where she took courses at Dalhousie for a year prior to launching her career as a freelance writer, adopting a shortened version of her name in response to the male-dominated nature of the publishing industry. Saunders is most famous for her novel Beautiful Joe (1893) which tells the true story of a dog who had his ears and tail chopped off as a puppy by an abusive owner and was taken in by a family whose life he later saves. Told from the dog's point of view as a first-person narrative, it is often compared with Black Beauty which was published a few years earlier, and became a bestseller, receiving worldwide attention for both the book itself, which was translated into many languages, and the subject of animal cruelty. The Story of the Gravelys, subtitled A Tale for Girls, tells the story of three siblings, two sisters (the older of whom is now married) and their younger brother, who were orphaned at a young age and brought up by their grandmother. A shorter version of the story appeared in The Youth's Companion prior to book publication in 1903. Includes six full-page illustrations in black and white. Full Product DetailsAuthor: Marshall SaundersPublisher: Echo Library Imprint: Echo Library Edition: Reprint of an Earlier ed. Dimensions: Width: 15.20cm , Height: 0.80cm , Length: 22.90cm Weight: 0.213kg ISBN: 9781847025524ISBN 10: 1847025528 Pages: 140 Publication Date: 27 October 2020 Audience: Young adult , Teenage / Young adult Format: Paperback Publisher's Status: Active Availability: In stock We have confirmation that this item is in stock with the supplier. It will be ordered in for you and dispatched immediately. Table of ContentsReviewsAuthor InformationTab Content 6Author Website:Countries AvailableAll regions |